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Mechanical Bowel Obstruction and Ileus - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Ileus: Functional bowel "blockage", no peristalsis
Mechanical Obstruction:
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... presents with acute abdominal ... acute or chronic abdominal ... sounds (ileus) • Abdomen ... ) #bowel #obstruction
Small Bowel Obstruction (Jejunum) Visualized on POCUS
Convex transducer viewing dilated jejunum w/ valvulae conniventes (“keyboard sign”).
Criteria
Small Bowel Obstruction ... Visualized on POCUS ... free fluid (tanga sign ... #SBO #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #abdominal
Small bowel obstruction

pain in abdomen; history of previous abdominal surgery
 - Dilated bowel loops
 - multiple
Small bowel obstruction ... pain in abdomen ... history of previous abdominal ... surgery - Dilated bowel ... #Clinical #Radiology
US demonstrating a dilated loop of bowel with retrograde peristalsis (to and from sign or "whirling")
dilated loop of bowel ... peristalsis (to and from sign ... Vermeulen) #Clinical ... #POCUS #Abdomen ... SBO #SmallBowel #Obstruction
Rigler Sign on Abdominal X-Ray aka Double Wall Sign
Bowel walls are clearly visible because of gas
Rigler Sign on Abdominal ... Bowel walls are ... Devpriyo Pal @drdevrad ... #Abdominal #XRay ... #KUB #clinical
ACUTE ABDOMEN systemic sonographic approach to acute abdomen in emergency 
department - Mnemonic and Differential

A -
ACUTE ABDOMEN systemic ... Differential A - Abdominal ... D - Distended bowel ... loop O - Obstructive ... Differential #Diagnosis #POCUS
Small Bowel Obstruction on Abdominal POCUS
Pt has abdominal pain, distension and vomiting. POCUS confirms the Dx:
Small Bowel Obstruction ... on Abdominal POCUS ... fluid - Key board sign ... #Abdominal #POCUS ... #clinical
Proximal aorta longitudinal view demonstrating the abdominal aorta (red arrows), the celiac trunk (yellow arrow) and
demonstrating the abdominal ... Note that the abdominal ... descends into the abdomen ... #Clinical #EM #Radiology ... #Vasc #POCUS #Aorta
Small Bowel Obstruction
These images were recorded from an elderly lady with abdominal pain and vomiting. Small
Small Bowel Obstruction ... elderly lady with abdominal ... Dublin, Ireland #Clinical ... #Radiology #POCUS ... #AbdominalUS #SBO
Small Bowel Obstruction on POCUS
73 yo F abdominal pain and vomiting. Dx made within minutes.
Small Bowel Obstruction ... on POCUS 73 yo ... F abdominal pain ... "poo and fro" sign ... #POCUS #clinical